The
Post-Baccalaureate Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Nurse-Midwifery
Program is based at the Rutgers Health Campus in Newark, NJ. This
program of study prepares students to be independent providers of
full-scope health care across the lifespan including primary care;
sexual, reproductive, and gynecologic health care; care during
pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period; and care for the
healthy neonate. The nurse-midwifery curriculum provides a combination
of theory and practicum experiences. The School of Nursing offers
students the opportunity to learn from experienced and nationally
recognized faculty who are all actively engaged in teaching and clinical
practice.
Curriculum
This program is 50 credits with 945 precepted practicum hours and
is designed to be completed through a part-time (3 year) plan of study.
The following are the required courses for this program:
Core Courses
- ADHA 5107 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
- NURS 5104 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 5105 Advanced Clinical Pharmcology (3)
DNP Core Courses
- NURS 6060 Clinical Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
- NURS 6780 Healthcare Economics & Business Practices (3)
- NURS 6930 Information Technology for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
Specialty courses
- NMID 7000 Foundations of Midwifery Care (2)
- WHNM 7100 Gynecological, Sexual, and Reproductive Health (6) (160 clinical hours)
- NMID 7200 Ultrasound for Midwives (1)
- WHNM 7300 Antepartum and Postpartum Care (6) (160 clinical hours)
- WHNM 7500 Primary Care Theory for Midwives and Women's Health Nurse Practitioners (3)
- NMID 7400 Intrapartum and Postpartum Care (6) (220 clinical hours)
- NMID 7600 Fetal Assessment and Neonatal Care (3) (45 clinical hours)
- WHNM 7700 Advanced Clinical Midwifery Integration (4) (360 clinical hours)
- NMID 7800 Comprehensive Review (1)
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